Neighbors helping neighbors

Northborough – Far surpassing their target goal of $12,000, employees from the Northborough Wegmans store presented a check for $26,201 to the Worcester County Food Bank (WCFB) April 29 after the store's successful "Check Out Hunger" campaign.

Marlborough – Esther Virginia Mary Merlini Berte recently celebrated her 90th birthday. A resident of Marlborough her entire life, she worked in the shoe industry...

Northborough ?Julie Booras, the owner of Northborough-based business Heart and Stone Jewelry, would like to help support those who were affected by the recent...

Region - The Fresh Air Fund will celebrate its 137th summer of serving NYC children this year. The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit...

Northborough ?Julie Booras, the owner of Northborough-based business Heart and Stone Jewelry, would like to help support those affected by the recent Boston Marathon tragedy.

Canton -The Massachusetts Chapter of the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is in high gear as it readies for the 27th Annual Massachusetts Chapter...

Westborough – Shoppers found bargains recently when the Siloam Lodge of Masons hosted its 13th annual Snowbound Yard Sale to benefit the Masonic Angel Fund. The benefiting charity provides immediate assistance to children in need who don's fit the criteria for the usual social service programs. Locally, the project helps children in Westborough, Northborough and Upton.

Northborough - ?While selling their Girl Scout cookies in the community, Junior Troop #31255 decided to give back to their local community as well....

Northborough - The Friendship Network for Children, a mental health non-profit organization that provides counseling, groups and advocacy for children and teens with autism,...

Northborough - The Northborough Junior Woman's Club will be collecting several much-needed items for Veterans Inc., a national leader in ending homelessness among veterans,...

Marlborough - Gathered at the first "Rock Around the Clock Tonight Sock Hop," held April 6 at the Marlborough Moose Lodge, are event committee...

Shrewsbury – Each day, 5,020 Americans are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). ?Now, Rosanne Ryder and Christine...

To the Editor: I am a 94-year-old woman. I had concluded checking out groceries at our local neighborhood market, and putting the bags in my...

Shrewsbury - Veterans Inc. is hosting its first Earth Day Event featuring electronic and appliance recycling together with a bike collection and community yard...

Northborough - On Saturday, March 30, members of the Northboro Junior Woman's Club will create a "pinwheel" garden in front of Town Hall to...

Worcester - The Eleventh Annual Worcester Stepping Out for a Cure for Scleroderma Walk will be held Sunday, May 5, rain or shine, from...

Shrewsbury – First-grade students from St. Mary's Parish gave back to the community by creating Easter-themed bookmarks with senior citizens at Shrewsbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (SNRC) March 16. Shrewsbury High School students and sisters Erin, 14, and Meghan Kean, 17, also helped make crafts as part of the "Adopt a Grandparent" club. The children and seniors decorated the felt bookmarks with pastel-colored doves, stars, and crosses. Trish Cook, their religious education teacher, explained why she picked Easter-themed bookmarks instead of St. Patrick's Day crafts.

Region - The Avidia Bank Charitable Foundation recently donated $100,000 to YMCA of Central Massachusetts, as part of its capital campaign. Presenting the check...

Northborough – The Northborough Moms and Tots are in the final days of their spring cookie tray fundraiser. For only $10 you will receive? a...

Shrewsbury - Kids grow out of their clothes almost as fast as the clocks change back and forth to daylight savings time. For years parents have been passing down gently used clothing to siblings or friends or selling and buying at garage sales.